NOTA opposes apartment plan for University Ave.

The neighborhood association for the Neighborhood of the
Arts has released the results of a survey conducted
on a proposed apartment building on University Avenue. NOTA
has also come out against the Morgan Management proposal, but says in
the survey report that the association would be open to working with Morgan to
find a more appropriate site in the neighborhood.

Morgan proposes removing a veterans clubhouse at 933
University in the East Avenue Preservation District, and replacing it with a
102-unit apartment building. A new veterans clubhouse
would be built behind the apartment complex.

An alternative plan for the property, proposed by the George Eastman House,
calls for keeping and renovating the Monroe Voiture building and creating
gardens, a sculpture area, and parking lot. The property is adjacent to the
museum campus.

NOTA opposes the Morgan plan because the size and
scale are incongruent with the preservation district, the survey says.

NOTA received 95 valid responses to its survey. About 62 percent of the
participants were NOTA residents, and the rest include business owners, former
residents, and visitors.

Approximately 43 percent of participants said the Morgan proposal would be
more suited to another site. About 22 percent said the proposal is "jarring to
the senses," while about 20 percent describe the plan as a "nice change up."